Question

How would you describe your preferred leadership style? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this style in given situations (named by you)? How would you capitalize on the strengths of this style, and what precautions would you take to minimize the impact of the weaknesses in given situations? Your post must be at least 300 words, formatted and cited in proper APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

Answer 1

Charismatic or transformational leadership style is the preferred leadership style in the context of bringing an organizational change. Research made on several authentic publications on leadership concludes that charismatic or transformational leadership is the most effective and authentic leadership style (William L.Gardner, Claudia C.Cogliser, Kelly M.Davis, Matthew P.Dickens, 2011).
The strengths of this style lie in the charisma of the leader in making the employees change in a celebration mood. This leader makes change a process of celebration through concise values, confidence and extroversion. The leader gets the full support of the followers or employees by fulfilling their needs and motivating them to bring change in the organization. One can capitalize on the strengths of this leadership style through the inspirational motivation of team members in building a shared vision of the organization including the values of the company and employee involvement. Another major way of capitalizing on the transformational leadership style strengths is through fostering innovation in the organization by encouraging the employees to come out with new and creative ideas to build the organization as a whole. Teamwork, adaptability, communication and trust are other major strengths of this leadership style (Moo Jun Hao & Dr Rashad Yazdanifard, 2015).
The main weakness of this style lies in the charisma of the leader and hence measures must be taken to increase the charisma of the leader to minimize the weakness of this leadership style. Innovation and the need for a change give emergence to charismatic leaders with the trait or capability of transforming an entire organization according to the changes prevailing in the environment or industry. A charismatic leader can improve their charisma by being adaptable to changes in the environment. This adaptability of the leader according to the changing situation is essential to stay competitive in the industry and ensure organizational success.

Reference:
Moo Jun Hao & Dr Rashad Yazdanifard. (2015). How Effective Leadership can Facilitate Change in Organizations through Improvement and Innovation. Global Journal of Management and Business Research. Volume 15 Issue 9 Version 1.0 Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853
William L.Gardner, Claudia C.Cogliser, Kelly M.Davis, Matthew P.Dickens. (2011). Authentic leadership: A review of the literature and research agenda. The Leadership Quarterly. Volume 22, Issue 6, December 2011, Pages 1120-1145